Categories: Why Popcorn

Four Reasons Popcorn Is a Great Choice For a Summer Cookout

It’s the peak of the summer grilling season. What are you offering for your cookout guests to snack on while they’re waiting for their burgers, brats, or steaks?

May we suggest… popcorn? It might not be a standard feature of a summer barbecue, but we think it’s got a lot going for it. Why is great choice for people to munch on while the grill is heating up? Here are four reasons:

1. It Doesn’t Fill You Up

A cookout snack should be a tasty appetizer that’s not too heavy. If you fill up on snacks while the burgers or hot dogs are still cooking, you’ll have less room to enjoy the main attraction of the cookout. Popcorn is a perfect light snack to munch on that won’t leave you so full you can’t enjoy the main course.

2. It Fits Any Flavor Niche

When you’re picking an appetizer for a cookout, it can be tough to pick the right flavor. Most cookout fare is savory, so do you lean into that? Or do you make a sweeter choice to balance things out? With popcorn, you don’t have to choose. Popcorn from Topsy’s, for example, comes in butter, cinnamon, cheese, and caramel flavors, so you can offer your guests savory, sweet, or something that’s a delicious mix of both.

3. It Doesn’t Spoil

A summer cookout means summer heat, and that means that any food you serve needs to be able to stand up to the temperatures without going bad before everyone is done chowing down. With popcorn, the worst that might happen is people get their fingers a little sticky. Topsy’s popcorn stays fresh up to three weeks in a sealed tin, so you can buy a tin well before you’re having your cookout and be confident it will be delicious the day of.

4. Everyone Likes it!

Have you ever met anyone who says they hate popcorn? Neither have we. When you pick Topsy’s famous gourmet popcorn as an appetizer for your cookout, you know you’re picking something all of the family and friends you invite can eat and enjoy. There’s a reason the taste of Topsy’s has been a Kansas City tradition for decades!

Complete Your Summer Cookout with Topsy’s!

So there you have it: four reasons why you should make Topsy’s part of your next grilling get-together this summer. Order a tin today, or stop by one of our stores around Kansas City!